Cheap n easy bodged wit

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Cheap n easy bodged wit

Post by Scotty » Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:40 pm

Inspired by dave-o's cheap n easy wit recipe thread (viewtopic.php?f=5&t=38303), I have modified the recipe a bit to suit what I have in stock. I plan on brewing this tomorrow if all goes to plan.

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For 40l

Lager malt - 4.5kg
Wheat malt - 1.7kg
Flaked wheat - 1kg
Porridge oats - 0.75kg

Saaz - 40g @ 60 mins
Styrians - 35g @ 0 mins

Coriander seed - 15g @ 15 mins
Orange peel - 10g @ 15 mins

Est SG - 1.046
Est FG - 1.010
Est ABV - 4.7%
Est IBU - 11.4
Est EBC - 5.5

Water treated to less than 50 mg/l CaCO3, gypsom into mash and start of boil and no copper finings.

How does that sound? I've never used coriander or orange peel before and I don't know if the amounts are too extreme. I know it probably isn't true to the style but I think it's worth a punt

simco999

Re: Cheap n easy bodged wit

Post by simco999 » Tue Dec 28, 2010 9:43 pm

For 40 litres is there enough wheat? I thought it needs to be 50- 50 Malt to Wheat.

What do I know????

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Re: Cheap n easy bodged wit

Post by Garth » Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:00 pm

don't forget to crush that coriander seed Scott.

have a good one matey.

Scotty

Re: Cheap n easy bodged wit

Post by Scotty » Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:13 pm

simco999 wrote:For 40 litres is there enough wheat? I thought it needs to be 50- 50 Malt to Wheat.

What do I know????
Good spot simco999 =D>

I've adjusted it as follows....

Lager - 3.7kg
Wheat - 2.5kg
Flaked wheat - 1kg
Oats - 0.75kg

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Re: Cheap n easy bodged wit

Post by WishboneBrewery » Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:36 am

I'd still be tempted to use copper finings personally, in the Wheat beer I made a while back I didn't use them and it leaves a heck of a lot of sediment in the bottles.
So if I were to do another I'd copper fine then rely more on the swirl of the bottle dregs to add the cloudiness to the glass.

Scotty

Re: Cheap n easy bodged wit

Post by Scotty » Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:56 am

cheers pdtnc, but I'm going to serve from cornies not bottles. Do you reckon I should use finings still?

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Re: Cheap n easy bodged wit

Post by WishboneBrewery » Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:50 am

dunno, no experience of cloudy beer in cornies.

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